Blogs from Pucón, Araucanía, Chile, South America - page 8

Last day in Pucon. Lazy day for me. A group of people went rafting but because I'd done it in Banos, I stayed behind and saved my money for something I'd never done before. Got told off by the receptionists for using the internet for too long, after waiting over an hour for the person before me to get off it - a 15 minute rule that only applies when they don't want to use the computer to play card games. Ha. I then went for a walk to try and find Sarah who, with Mike, had caught us up in Pucon! But failed. After hanging around the hostel and doing nothing more interesting than eating last night's leftovers for lunch, I decided to go on another mission to find Sarah and just happened to bump ... read more

Pucon! A very pretty little town not to be missed, overlooked by the active volcano Mount Villaricca. We arrive and are taken to our new accommodation which is a little house- with a kitchen! I was really tired and and really missing my old group and really didn't feel like doing much. But I then end up going canopying (swinging from trees on a wire like zip lining.) As with most things, I was utterly useless at it. And especially when one guy, I think his name was Nico, was waiting to unhook us on the next tree. On the first try, I actually made it to the other side as I did on the second attempt. But on the next turn, I almost made it across but started to drift back in the opposite direction. ... read more

Hola amigos! Picking up where we left off.....following about 15hrs of busing broken up briefly by an overnight stay in a city called Valdivia we reached Pucon. Pucon is a super popular summer vacation spot for people from all over Chile but especially the capital city, Santiago. We had been promised sun and warm temperatures (AKA the complete opposite of the past 4 weeks). Unfortunately upon arrival, although not to our surprise, it was raining again (if I sound a bit worn down from the rain......it's because we were!). Like I said, since this is a super popular time of the year for Pucon, we spent a good chunk of time on arrival walking around in the rain looking for a hostel. After finally finding a place, luckily enough that ended up being a great hostel ... read more

Op 9 februari gearriveerd in Pucon in een uitermate gezellig hostel, toffe sfeer en voor de verandering eens een handvol Belgen en Nederlanders. Dat komen we ook niet elke dag tegen. De eerste dag ons beziggehouden in de keuken om ons voor te bereiden op een gigantisch wrapfestijn. De volgende dag om 6u 's morgens vertrokken naar de Villaricca-Vulkaan (2800m). Na al ons materiaal te hebben ontvangen (broek, vest, houweel, klimijzers, helm,...) zijn we met een mini-busje naar de voet van de vulkaan gereden om daar een zetellift te nemen van 1500m naar 1800m. Vanaf dan waren we aangewezen op onze benen en werd de volgende 1000m te voet afgelegd in de sneeuw. Schitterend uitzicht, maar wel veel toeristen... we waren net een hoop mieren die allemaal op een rijtje tegen de muur naar omhoog lopen. ... read more

Last day in Pucon. Horseback riding and more termas.... read more